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HR 1181 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013

Introduced: March 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2013
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 14, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013 - Reduces the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress for pay periods after the November 2014 federal general election by 8.2% of the applicable rate in effect for the most recent pay period before such election.

What's happening now March 14, 2013

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 37 Related bill Business and Government Operations Improvement Act
  • HR 308 Related bill Constitutional Congressional Pay Accountability Act of 2013
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 2
COBLE, HOWARD
· Apr 15, 2013
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Apr 9, 2013
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 9, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Apr 9, 2013
Meadows, Mark
· Mar 18, 2013
Amash, Justin
· Mar 14, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Mar 14, 2013
Pittenger, Robert
· Mar 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1181: Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1181/
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"H.R. 1181: Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1181/.
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